Essay - Introduction in His Work, 'Considerations on Representative Government,' John Stuart...

In his work, "Considerations on Representative Government," John Stuart Mills rec*****ciles liberty with democracy in many ways. Throughout the work Mills explores ***** idea that liberty is in fact, truly realized only in a nation where a represent*****tive government ***** elected. A representative government can be defined in fact, as a democr*****tic government, one ***** is elected for the people by the people.

In his work John Mill defines government in many ways, ***** an attempt to identify the role of government in keep*****g order and maintaining progress in a democratic society, yet also in a manner that supports ***** cause of "liberty and justice for all." In Chapter one, Mills claims that "the first element of good government, be*****g the virtue and intelligence of ***** human beings composing the community, the most important point of excellence which any from of government ***** possess is to promote the virtue and intelligence ***** the people themselves." T***** statement reflects Mill's condoning of accepting the ***** and ***** ***** ***** people that make up a given *****, ***** only in a community where intelligence is respected may ***** exist.

***** reconciles or brings together liberty and democracy ***** demonstrating how the two exist in and of ***** ***** also toge*****r. A ***** government, for example, is in essence one that ********** the liberty of it's community members ***** *****. Mills goes on to discuss the importance of political *****stitutions as mechanisms ***** which to foster in ***** ***** ***** community that have "desirable qualities, moral and intellectual". A ***** ***** fosters such desirable traits will operate in the ***** efficient manner.

SYNOPSIS

One criterion ***** Mills uses to measure the efficacy of government is the degree to which it tends to increase the "sum of good qual*****ies in ***** governed, collectively and individually". He continues in the ***** chapter ***** his work to expound upon ***** importance of the good nature and virtue of ***** men governing a *****, for a nation and government is only as good, according ***** Mills, ***** the people that run it. A democratic government, ***** to Mills, can only ensure ***** liberty of the people it represents if the people ***** to office are concerned about ***** well being of their countrymen. By *****, men that are virtuous and true ***** do so. Those that ***** not are quickly removed from ***** ***** pun*****hed by the very people who elected them in many instances.

Liberty is representative of freedom. Freedom should be exemplified in a society ***** is *****, ***** of the voice ***** the people. The two terms are virtually ***** in the same, because a democr*****cy or representative govern*****t, according to Mills, must essentially ensure the liberty of people. A democracy promotes the rights of people ***** act out, to voice ***** opinions and to elect ********** *****ficials. A ***** should be comprised of virtuous and true people. John Mills main point through***** ***** work is that a government is ***** as good